Diane Keaton Quotes

I had more energy at 50. On the other hand, at 75, I've probably got a little more wisdom and good judgment than I had at 50 because I've got more experience. But I haven't really changed. I'm still driven by the same philosophy.

I do believe in the old saying, 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

The wisdom of age: don't stop walking.

I love getting older.

We are all products of our experiences, good and bad. Sometimes you learn as much from the negative experiences as you do from the positive.

There's another part of getting older that's just wonderful. Which is you see the way the stories turn out with peoples' lives.

I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time.

I know you think that when you're 35, 45, 55, you'll be different. But I'm going to let you in on a bit of a secret. You're going to look different, and your life is going to be different, but in your head you'll always be that 16-year-old girl.

Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them.

I have a feeling that books are a lot like people - they change as you age, so that some books that you hated in high school will strike you with the force of a revelation when you're older.

I'm older, I'm matured... I'm looking forward to the years to come. Good years.

I've had a lot of 'aha' moments, but the big 'aha' about growing older is the mental freedom.

Suffering is one of life's great teachers.

Everything changes as you get older - your mind, your body, the way you view the world.

I'm a person who gets better with practice. Getting older is awesome - because you get more practice.

Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I'm waiting to get old - I think old guys with tattoos look good.

My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably won't have much emotion to spare anyway.

I'm still a promising actor. It's better to be climbing even if you have a lot of falls than to be descending. Maybe that's kept me young. I haven't gotten to any peak yet.

The more you've lived, the more you've experienced, you emotionally know a lot more, especially if you haven't had a regular, straightforward kind of life.

I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that.

Life's experiences, whether they be pleasant or unpleasant, torturous or excruciatingly wonderful and blissful, you know, season you somehow and you learn from them.

I've had 60 years of ups and downs, and all of the downs that I've had, I'm happy that I've had them because it's taught me to appreciate all the ups.

Never give up, which is the lesson I learned from boxing. As soon as you learn to never give up, you have to learn the power and wisdom of unconditional surrender, and that one doesn't cancel out the other; they just exist as contradictions. The wisdom of it comes as you get older.

People think my life has been tough, but I think has been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it's not what happens, but how you deal with it.